Revolutionary Communist International
A critical analysis from the Global South
The Revolutionary Communist International (RCI) has an organized presence in more than seventy countries, particularly in Western Europe and North America. It strives to awaken revolutionary consciousness among workers and youth, seeking the overthrow of capitalism. It declares in its Website, “we are fighting to build a single, global party of world socialist revolution, based on the scientific, revolutionary communist ideas of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Trotsky.”
RCI approved a manifesto in June 2024. I devote today’s commentary to critical analysis of the Manifesto. In contrast to the confusions and divisive notions of the so-called Left, the Manifesto is on target on several key questions. Nevertheless, when analyzed from the perspective of the Global South, it is seriously flawed.
The Manifesto expresses the fundamentally important role of leadership. In triumphant revolutionary processes, exceptional leaders educated the people, bringing them to an understanding of the systemic sourc…